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Do you fancy making your own game, but don't want to go through the pains of, you know, actually making a game? Well, I have some good news for you. Not only does Game Dev Tycoon let you design your ideal game in a safe sim environment, but it also puts you in charge of running an entire business based around producing top hits and sequels for your best-sellers. Best of all, you can do all that for the low, low price of $2 as part of a Steam sale. Game Dev Tycoon is just $2 right now on Steam Game Dev Tycoon starts you off in the 80s. You're a game developer starting in the gold rush of the gaming era, where people were still staring at CRT screens with pixel art on them. Game console manufacturers are kicking out the latest and greatest hardware, and it's up to you to figure out which ones you want to focus on and what games to release on them. Watch as your new blockbuster game takes off hugely, or see it plummet and consign it to the same fate as all those Atari ET cartridges that got buried in a desert; the choice is yours. Here's how the devs describe the game: Create games your way In Game Dev Tycoon the decisions you make during development really matter. Decide which areas you want to focus on. Does your game need more gameplay or should you focus more on quests? These decisions will have a major impact on the success of your game. Grow your company Once you have successfully released a few games you can move into your own office and forge a world-class development team. Hire staff, train them and unlock new options. Make larger more complex games With experience and a good team, you can release larger, more complex games. Larger games bring new challenges and you will have to manage your team well to deliver hit games. If you're curious about Game Dev Tycoon, it's currently on sale for a cool $2 on Steam until November 17th. That should be plenty cheap enough for anyone interested to give the game a try and see if it's to their liking. Given how the title has accrued 94% positive lifetime reviews, it has clearly resonated with plenty of people already.
